Chemical Engineer

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety

About the Position: The Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation role is under the JETS II contract at NASA’s Johnson Space Cente r.

Responsibilities

• Support the advanced environmental control and life support systems analysis group.
• Simulate and evaluate performance of life support systems for future NASA vehicles and habitats including the Orion spacecraft and vehicles capable of lunar or Mars missions.
• Correlate water and air process simulation models to test results.
• Model physical and chemical processes and size equipment performing life support functions for long duration space flights.
• Evaluate and refine requirements for life support equipment that will support future missions .

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Capable of developing simulation models of air and water purification processes at varying levels of fidelity ranging from detailed, first-principal models to more descriptive lumped-parameter models.
• Excellent technical writing skills and the ability to use data to draw conclusions and support the conclusions when challenged.
• Excellent team communication and presentation skills

Requisition Preferences

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
• Aspen software experience.
• Experience with dynamic chemical process simulation.
• Programming knowledge in one or more of the following: MATLAB, Simulink, Python, FORTRAN, C, Visual Basic.
• Experience with chemical processes associated with NASA life support systems.
• Why Join Our Team? I
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency ( Mnium 3 year) requirement for this position.
• Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised.

US EEO Statement

Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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